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Physician-Level Continuity of Care and Patient Outcomes in All-Payer Claims Database

Mingliang Dai, Zachary J. Morgan, Kyle Russel, Beth A. Bortz, Lars E. Peterson and Andrew W. Bazemore
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2023, 36 (6) 976-985; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230119R1
Mingliang Dai
From the American Board of Family Medicine (MD, ZJM, LEP, AWB); Virginia Health Information (KR); Virginia Center for Health Innovation (BAB); Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kentucky (LEP); Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care (AWB).
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Zachary J. Morgan
From the American Board of Family Medicine (MD, ZJM, LEP, AWB); Virginia Health Information (KR); Virginia Center for Health Innovation (BAB); Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kentucky (LEP); Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care (AWB).
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Kyle Russel
From the American Board of Family Medicine (MD, ZJM, LEP, AWB); Virginia Health Information (KR); Virginia Center for Health Innovation (BAB); Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kentucky (LEP); Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care (AWB).
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Beth A. Bortz
From the American Board of Family Medicine (MD, ZJM, LEP, AWB); Virginia Health Information (KR); Virginia Center for Health Innovation (BAB); Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kentucky (LEP); Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care (AWB).
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Lars E. Peterson
From the American Board of Family Medicine (MD, ZJM, LEP, AWB); Virginia Health Information (KR); Virginia Center for Health Innovation (BAB); Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kentucky (LEP); Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care (AWB).
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Andrew W. Bazemore
From the American Board of Family Medicine (MD, ZJM, LEP, AWB); Virginia Health Information (KR); Virginia Center for Health Innovation (BAB); Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kentucky (LEP); Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care (AWB).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2023, 36 (6) 976-985; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230119R1

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